2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Canadian Institutes of Health Research by Question 115. What is your gender?

The results of the 2020 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) are presented according to the numerical order of questions, grouped by section theme as they appeared in the questionnaire. Results are not shown when there is no historical comparison, or when there is an insufficient number of responses.

Note: Due to rounding, percentages may not add to 100. Results have been adjusted for non-response to better represent the target population. Therefore, percentages should not be used to determine the number of respondents within a response category. The results for "Most positive or least negative answers" and "Least positive and most negative answers" are calculated by removing the "Don't know" and "Not applicable" responses from the total responses.

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My Job

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	40	4	6	4	0	0	87	10	108
2020	Female gender	51	43	1	4	1	0	0	94	5	265

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	19	4	3	2	0	92	5	108
2020	Female gender	82	14	2	2	0	0	96	2	264
2017	Male gender	63	29	4	2	2	0	92	4	96
2017	Female gender	74	16	4	3	2	0	90	5	227
2014	Male gender	66	20	5	3	4	2	88	7	102
2014	Female gender	78	18	2	1	1	0	96	2	233

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	33	10	5	3	0	1	81	9	108
2020	Female gender	48	36	7	7	1	0	0	85	8	266
2019	Male gender	55	30	7	6	2	0	0	85	8	94
2019	Female gender	52	32	6	6	3	1	0	85	9	209
2017	Male gender	54	30	4	10	2	0	0	84	12	96
2017	Female gender	47	37	4	8	3	0	0	85	11	228
2014	Male gender	54	31	7	5	4	0	0	85	9	102
2014	Female gender	57	30	4	5	3	0	0	88	8	233

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	38	10	3	7	0	0	81	9	105
2020	Female gender	41	45	8	4	2	0	0	86	6	265
2019	Male gender	33	39	15	9	2	0	1	73	12	95
2019	Female gender	27	47	9	13	3	0	0	74	17	209
2018	Male gender	39	35	12	8	6	0	1	74	14	105
2018	Female gender	23	49	11	14	3	1	0	72	17	224
2017	Male gender	32	43	11	11	3	0	0	76	14	96
2017	Female gender	30	39	13	12	6	0	0	69	18	228
2014	Male gender	30	50	10	9	1	0	0	80	10	102
2014	Female gender	35	39	13	10	2	0	0	74	12	233

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	30	8	4	3	0	85	7	106
2020	Female gender	57	33	6	3	1	0	90	4	263
2019	Male gender	49	41	8	2	0	0	90	2	96
2019	Female gender	50	32	8	6	3	0	83	9	207
2017	Male gender	67	28	3	2	1	0	94	3	97
2017	Female gender	46	38	6	7	2	0	85	9	224
2014	Male gender	61	30	7	0	1	1	92	1	102
2014	Female gender	57	35	6	2	1	0	91	3	232

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	51	32	8	4	5	0	0	83	9	108
2020	Female gender	48	31	8	11	2	0	0	79	13	265
2019	Male gender	45	39	8	5	4	0	0	83	9	96
2019	Female gender	46	30	10	9	4	0	0	77	13	210
2018	Male gender	55	33	5	5	2	1	0	88	7	105
2018	Female gender	44	39	6	7	3	0	0	84	10	223
2017	Male gender	55	28	4	10	3	0	0	83	13	97
2017	Female gender	44	32	7	9	7	0	0	77	16	227
2014	Male gender	50	31	11	6	1	0	2	82	7	101
2014	Female gender	49	31	10	6	4	0	0	80	10	232

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	40	10	2	2	86	4	107
2020	Female gender	44	42	7	6	1	86	7	266
2019	Male gender	37	48	9	3	3	85	6	96
2019	Female gender	32	42	11	9	5	75	14	210
2018	Male gender	37	45	8	6	3	82	9	105
2018	Female gender	34	40	12	11	3	74	14	223
2017	Male gender	37	49	10	3	1	86	4	97
2017	Female gender	26	48	11	11	3	75	14	228
2014	Male gender	34	48	7	6	5	82	11	102
2014	Female gender	36	44	11	7	3	80	9	233

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	33	8	9	1	0	83	10	108
2020	Female gender	48	36	6	6	3	1	85	9	266
2019	Male gender	31	47	8	11	3	0	78	14	96
2019	Female gender	33	38	11	14	5	0	70	19	210
2018	Male gender	42	33	13	9	4	0	75	12	104
2018	Female gender	29	36	15	12	9	0	64	21	224
2017	Male gender	39	37	14	8	1	0	77	9	97
2017	Female gender	29	43	12	11	5	0	71	16	228
2014	Male gender	38	41	8	9	4	0	80	13	102
2014	Female gender	31	35	14	15	5	0	66	20	231

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	47	8	9	2	80	11	106
2020	Female gender	36	44	8	9	3	80	12	260
2019	Male gender	25	53	12	7	3	78	10	96
2019	Female gender	26	48	10	11	4	74	15	210
2018	Male gender	31	43	14	8	5	74	12	105
2018	Female gender	27	45	12	13	3	72	16	222
2017	Male gender	31	45	9	14	1	76	15	97
2017	Female gender	26	44	12	12	6	71	18	228

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	31	5	1	3	0	1	92	4	107
2020	Female gender	55	34	6	4	0	0	0	89	4	265
2019	Male gender	44	40	9	5	2	0	0	84	6	96
2019	Female gender	42	42	9	6	1	1	0	84	7	210
2018	Male gender	57	34	5	4	1	0	0	91	4	107
2018	Female gender	47	43	6	4	0	0	0	90	4	225
2017	Male gender	45	44	6	4	1	0	0	89	5	97
2017	Female gender	40	41	9	7	3	0	0	81	10	228
2014	Male gender	50	38	5	4	3	0	0	88	7	102
2014	Female gender	45	38	10	5	2	0	0	84	6	233

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	36	5	4	4	1	87	8	108
2020	Female gender	43	39	8	7	3	0	82	10	263
2019	Male gender	34	39	13	8	6	0	73	14	94
2019	Female gender	30	39	14	9	7	0	69	16	209
2018	Male gender	39	38	11	8	4	0	77	12	106
2018	Female gender	26	43	12	12	7	0	69	19	224
2017	Male gender	38	40	15	6	1	0	78	7	97
2017	Female gender	26	44	15	8	8	0	69	15	228

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	64	29	5	2	0	93	2	108
2020	Female gender	55	34	8	2	0	89	3	259
2019	Male gender	58	34	4	2	2	92	4	95
2019	Female gender	48	36	11	4	1	84	5	209
2018	Male gender	53	34	7	5	1	87	5	107
2018	Female gender	46	38	10	6	0	84	6	222
2017	Male gender	51	37	10	1	1	88	2	96
2017	Female gender	45	40	12	3	0	85	3	228
2014	Male gender	58	33	6	2	1	91	3	101
2014	Female gender	69	23	6	2	0	92	2	233

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	34	14	4	5	0	0	78	8	108
2020	Female gender	37	44	12	5	1	0	0	81	7	265
2019	Male gender	27	48	14	7	4	0	0	75	11	96
2019	Female gender	27	42	12	13	6	0	0	69	19	208
2018	Male gender	34	49	9	6	1	1	0	84	7	107
2018	Female gender	25	46	16	11	1	0	1	72	12	223
2017	Male gender	42	42	11	3	2	0	0	84	5	96
2017	Female gender	28	46	14	9	3	0	0	73	12	228
2014	Male gender	27	50	13	5	4	0	1	78	9	102
2014	Female gender	28	40	16	12	4	0	0	68	16	233

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	28	14	6	5	0	76	10	106
2020	Female gender	45	32	14	8	1	0	77	9	266
2019	Male gender	27	51	12	5	5	0	78	10	95
2019	Female gender	38	36	12	11	3	0	74	14	209
2018	Male gender	39	40	13	4	4	0	80	7	107
2018	Female gender	38	37	12	11	3	0	75	14	225
2017	Male gender	45	37	10	5	2	1	83	7	96
2017	Female gender	35	39	15	7	4	0	74	11	228
2014	Male gender	42	40	11	4	2	1	83	6	102
2014	Female gender	37	35	18	8	3	0	71	11	233

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	41	7	4	2	0	88	6	107
2020	Female gender	46	40	7	5	1	0	86	6	265
2019	Male gender	28	54	11	5	2	0	83	6	94
2019	Female gender	30	42	16	8	4	0	72	12	206
2018	Male gender	33	43	14	6	2	1	77	8	107
2018	Female gender	26	41	16	13	4	0	67	17	225
2017	Male gender	48	33	13	4	2	0	81	6	96
2017	Female gender	31	44	11	9	4	0	75	13	228
2014	Male gender	46	32	13	7	3	0	78	10	102
2014	Female gender	38	39	14	6	3	0	77	9	233

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	33	10	3	0	0	88	3	108
2020	Female gender	47	41	6	5	0	0	88	5	266
2019	Male gender	40	45	8	5	2	0	85	7	96
2019	Female gender	35	41	13	9	1	0	77	10	206
2018	Male gender	46	34	10	8	1	0	80	9	106
2018	Female gender	36	45	13	6	1	0	81	6	222
2017	Male gender	44	45	8	2	1	0	89	3	96
2017	Female gender	35	45	12	4	3	0	81	7	227
2014	Male gender	47	41	3	5	4	0	88	9	102
2014	Female gender	42	41	9	6	2	1	84	8	233

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	35	14	12	1	0	0	74	12	108
2020	Female gender	33	37	13	10	7	0	0	70	17	265
2019	Male gender	32	32	24	9	3	0	0	64	12	95
2019	Female gender	31	32	18	11	7	0	0	63	18	207
2018	Male gender	33	34	18	12	2	0	1	69	14	107
2018	Female gender	36	30	21	7	7	0	0	65	14	223
2017	Male gender	27	45	14	11	1	1	1	73	13	97
2017	Female gender	28	33	22	10	6	0	0	62	17	228
2014	Male gender	35	39	16	7	4	0	0	74	11	102
2014	Female gender	31	35	18	10	5	0	2	67	15	233

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	23	41	20	6	0	1	26	33	108
2020	Female gender	10	28	36	16	10	1	0	26	38	266
2019	Male gender	7	30	40	15	7	0	0	22	38	96
2019	Female gender	14	30	33	16	6	0	1	22	45	209
2018	Male gender	10	29	36	19	4	1	1	23	40	107
2018	Female gender	13	29	37	16	3	1	1	20	43	224
2017	Male gender	10	38	35	7	6	0	5	13	50	97
2017	Female gender	19	39	27	8	4	0	2	13	59	225
2014	Male gender	4	30	42	21	3	0	0	24	34	102
2014	Female gender	9	28	36	15	9	0	3	25	38	233

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	22	26	26	18	0	1	44	29	108
2020	Female gender	6	15	34	28	13	4	0	44	21	266
2019	Male gender	12	32	28	16	12	0	0	28	44	96
2019	Female gender	12	25	36	17	9	0	1	27	37	208
2018	Male gender	21	24	23	23	9	0	1	32	45	106
2018	Female gender	12	36	24	18	8	1	1	26	49	223
2017	Male gender	13	30	36	7	8	3	4	16	46	96
2017	Female gender	24	30	26	9	6	1	3	17	56	226
2014	Male gender	4	27	39	19	12	0	0	31	31	101
2014	Female gender	12	21	27	24	11	1	4	37	35	233

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	13	25	34	17	9	1	2	27	39	108
2020	Female gender	13	23	38	18	6	2	0	25	36	265
2019	Male gender	14	31	31	15	9	0	0	24	45	96
2019	Female gender	23	26	31	11	6	1	2	18	51	210
2018	Male gender	9	27	30	22	8	3	1	31	38	106
2018	Female gender	15	26	37	18	3	1	1	21	42	223
2017	Male gender	2	31	31	18	9	4	5	30	36	96
2017	Female gender	15	23	36	21	3	0	2	24	39	227
2014	Male gender	10	23	40	19	7	1	0	26	33	100
2014	Female gender	9	24	37	18	6	1	6	26	35	233

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	14	37	26	15	0	2	42	20	107
2020	Female gender	11	21	36	21	10	1	0	31	33	263
2019	Male gender	7	22	32	24	14	0	0	38	30	96
2019	Female gender	15	21	43	13	8	1	1	21	36	209
2018	Male gender	5	23	36	26	11	0	0	37	27	106
2018	Female gender	8	22	42	19	7	1	0	27	30	223
2017	Male gender	2	24	36	23	11	0	5	36	27	95
2017	Female gender	12	18	46	18	4	0	2	23	31	224
2014	Male gender	6	14	38	32	10	0	0	42	20	101
2014	Female gender	6	18	34	29	11	0	2	41	24	230

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	21	28	23	16	0	2	39	32	107
2020	Female gender	12	20	30	23	13	1	1	37	33	263
2019	Male gender	11	27	29	21	11	0	1	32	39	96
2019	Female gender	18	23	28	14	14	1	2	29	43	210
2018	Male gender	12	24	29	25	7	1	2	33	37	107
2018	Female gender	15	27	29	15	10	1	2	26	43	220
2017	Male gender	7	20	36	18	9	7	3	30	30	97
2017	Female gender	15	25	33	16	7	0	5	24	41	226
2014	Male gender	6	23	33	25	13	0	1	38	29	101
2014	Female gender	12	23	33	18	10	0	3	29	37	231

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	12	17	23	28	15	3	3	45	31	108
2020	Female gender	10	20	33	23	10	4	0	34	31	264
2019	Male gender	21	21	32	15	9	0	1	25	43	96
2019	Female gender	16	24	30	17	10	1	1	28	42	207
2018	Male gender	14	24	24	23	12	2	1	36	40	106
2018	Female gender	16	26	28	18	7	4	2	26	44	223
2017	Male gender	7	23	29	16	12	6	7	32	35	97
2017	Female gender	12	22	34	22	7	1	3	30	35	226
2014	Male gender	3	16	30	26	20	2	4	49	20	101
2014	Female gender	8	11	30	29	14	0	6	46	21	233

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	8	22	32	24	13	0	1	38	30	107
2020	Female gender	10	19	36	24	9	2	0	34	29	265
2019	Male gender	7	23	37	23	9	1	0	33	30	95
2019	Female gender	13	28	36	14	6	2	2	21	42	208
2018	Male gender	8	19	40	24	7	1	1	32	28	107
2018	Female gender	9	24	39	19	6	2	1	25	34	223
2017	Male gender	6	19	41	12	13	1	7	28	28	95
2017	Female gender	14	24	33	20	6	1	2	27	39	226
2014	Male gender	6	13	46	21	11	1	2	33	19	101
2014	Female gender	6	19	39	21	8	2	5	31	27	233

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	3	8	31	38	19	0	2	58	11	108
2020	Female gender	2	9	33	36	19	2	1	56	10	266
2019	Male gender	7	11	32	29	20	0	1	49	18	96
2019	Female gender	6	16	36	29	10	1	1	40	23	209

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My Work Unit

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	29	19	4	2	5	5	73	6	107
2020	Female gender	34	27	14	9	2	10	4	71	13	265
2019	Male gender	32	38	18	3	3	4	3	74	6	95
2019	Female gender	32	24	15	8	8	9	5	64	18	209
2018	Male gender	32	38	13	5	2	4	6	78	8	107
2018	Female gender	24	30	16	10	7	8	5	62	19	223
2017	Male gender	46	31	10	5	1	6	1	83	7	96
2017	Female gender	30	35	14	8	8	3	2	69	17	228
2014	Male gender	36	30	14	7	4	5	4	73	12	102
2014	Female gender	34	27	14	11	8	3	3	66	20	232

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	64	28	3	0	3	1	1	94	3	108
2020	Female gender	58	23	9	5	4	1	0	82	9	265
2019	Male gender	57	30	5	5	3	0	0	87	8	96
2019	Female gender	47	29	7	11	6	1	0	76	17	209
2018	Male gender	62	25	6	4	2	1	0	88	6	106
2018	Female gender	43	28	10	13	5	1	1	72	18	222
2017	Male gender	64	29	6	1	0	0	0	93	1	97
2017	Female gender	43	34	9	7	5	1	0	79	12	228
2014	Male gender	53	24	11	4	6	3	0	79	10	102
2014	Female gender	47	32	7	7	5	1	0	80	12	233

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	26	0	1	1	0	98	2	106
2020	Female gender	67	22	4	6	1	0	90	7	265
2019	Male gender	54	38	3	2	3	0	92	5	94
2019	Female gender	54	34	3	6	2	0	89	8	210
2018	Male gender	60	32	7	1	0	0	92	1	107
2018	Female gender	52	35	7	4	1	1	88	5	222
2017	Male gender	68	28	3	1	0	0	96	1	96
2017	Female gender	53	34	6	3	3	0	88	6	228
2014	Male gender	54	35	4	5	2	0	89	7	102
2014	Female gender	51	37	4	7	1	0	88	8	233

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	32	5	3	1	0	91	4	108
2020	Female gender	55	35	7	2	2	0	90	4	263
2019	Male gender	48	38	10	3	0	1	87	3	96
2019	Female gender	47	36	8	5	4	1	83	9	210
2018	Male gender	56	32	10	1	1	0	88	1	107
2018	Female gender	46	37	11	5	1	0	83	6	222

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel free to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal.

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	22	9	5	2	4	2	84	7	107
2020	Female gender	49	27	7	6	4	6	2	82	10	265

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My Immediate Supervisor

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	67	24	6	1	2	1	91	3	107
2020	Female gender	60	27	8	3	1	1	88	4	266
2019	Male gender	52	29	15	1	1	2	83	2	96
2019	Female gender	54	29	9	2	3	2	85	5	210

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	53	29	8	7	3	0	0	82	10	108
2020	Female gender	51	30	10	5	4	0	0	82	9	266
2019	Male gender	40	39	7	9	4	0	2	80	13	96
2019	Female gender	43	32	10	12	2	0	1	75	14	210
2018	Male gender	42	40	10	4	4	1	0	83	8	106
2018	Female gender	37	36	12	12	3	1	0	73	14	224
2017	Male gender	44	44	6	3	1	0	2	90	4	97
2017	Female gender	39	38	10	9	5	0	0	77	14	228
2014	Male gender	50	36	9	1	4	0	0	86	5	102
2014	Female gender	44	36	8	6	4	0	0	81	10	232

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	22	7	5	4	1	3	83	10	108
2020	Female gender	59	20	10	6	3	1	0	80	10	265

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	62	21	10	4	2	0	0	83	7	108
2020	Female gender	55	28	7	6	3	0	0	84	9	266
2019	Male gender	46	35	8	5	3	0	3	83	8	96
2019	Female gender	45	30	13	9	2	1	1	75	12	210
2018	Male gender	51	31	9	4	1	1	2	85	5	106
2018	Female gender	41	32	10	12	4	0	0	73	16	223
2017	Male gender	53	39	5	2	0	0	1	93	2	97
2017	Female gender	40	35	10	10	5	0	0	75	15	228
2014	Male gender	49	34	6	4	7	0	0	83	11	102
2014	Female gender	49	31	11	5	3	0	0	80	9	233

Question 28. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you requested flexible work hours, either formally or informally?

Flexible work hours mean that an employee is able to vary the start and end times of their workday.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	63	108
2020	Female gender	35	65	266

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	70	18	3	1	2	2	5	94	3	108
2020	Female gender	59	17	8	1	1	3	11	88	3	265

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	70	16	9	4	1	0	0	86	5	107
2020	Female gender	61	24	7	5	3	0	0	85	8	265
2019	Male gender	51	29	10	9	1	0	0	80	10	96
2019	Female gender	48	30	13	5	3	0	0	78	8	210
2018	Male gender	51	32	8	6	3	0	0	83	9	106
2018	Female gender	40	31	17	8	4	0	0	72	12	224
2017	Male gender	61	26	8	3	1	0	1	88	4	97
2017	Female gender	47	30	8	9	5	0	0	78	13	228
2014	Male gender	56	28	7	4	4	1	0	85	8	102
2014	Female gender	54	26	9	6	4	1	0	81	9	233

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Senior Management

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	39	17	4	0	6	0	78	4	108
2020	Female gender	39	34	13	6	3	5	0	78	9	266
2019	Male gender	36	41	17	1	3	2	0	79	4	93
2019	Female gender	31	36	14	9	6	4	0	70	16	210
2018	Male gender	35	28	18	7	2	9	1	70	9	106
2018	Female gender	29	40	17	6	3	5	0	72	10	225
2017	Male gender	40	32	14	6	1	8	0	77	7	97
2017	Female gender	25	36	16	13	5	5	0	64	19	228
2014	Male gender	28	37	14	3	5	13	0	75	9	102
2014	Female gender	29	40	15	9	2	5	0	73	12	233

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	46	12	9	1	2	78	11	108
2020	Female gender	33	40	15	8	4	0	74	12	264
2019	Male gender	34	38	14	10	5	0	71	15	95
2019	Female gender	29	32	16	14	6	2	62	21	208
2018	Male gender	27	31	25	8	6	2	60	14	107
2018	Female gender	20	38	21	13	5	2	60	19	225
2017	Male gender	24	36	21	14	3	1	61	17	97
2017	Female gender	22	31	20	19	6	2	53	26	228
2014	Male gender	26	43	16	10	3	3	71	13	102
2014	Female gender	26	39	15	10	8	3	67	18	233

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	41	20	12	3	2	65	15	105
2020	Female gender	23	37	19	15	5	2	61	20	264
2019	Male gender	21	37	22	14	4	2	59	19	95
2019	Female gender	14	38	16	21	6	4	54	29	209
2018	Male gender	14	26	27	20	6	7	43	28	107
2018	Female gender	12	33	24	21	7	2	46	29	224
2017	Male gender	18	30	23	19	6	5	50	26	97
2017	Female gender	18	24	21	24	10	3	43	35	228
2014	Male gender	15	42	20	15	4	5	60	20	102
2014	Female gender	18	38	24	12	6	3	57	18	233

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	26	43	16	11	4	0	69	15	108
2020	Female gender	20	37	18	18	5	1	58	24	266
2019	Male gender	19	39	20	15	7	0	58	22	96
2019	Female gender	14	37	15	24	8	1	52	33	210
2018	Male gender	14	32	31	12	9	2	46	22	107
2018	Female gender	11	29	23	27	9	1	40	37	225
2017	Male gender	16	36	20	18	7	3	54	26	97
2017	Female gender	14	28	21	26	9	2	43	36	226
2014	Male gender	15	39	19	19	6	2	55	26	102
2014	Female gender	17	43	14	16	7	2	62	24	233

Question 35. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	21	36	24	10	7	1	58	17	108
2020	Female gender	33	23	24	13	5	1	57	19	266
2019	Male gender	30	33	27	6	3	1	64	9	96
2019	Female gender	33	25	25	10	5	2	59	15	210

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My Organization (Department or Agency)

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	42	12	5	1	0	82	6	107
2020	Female gender	41	40	11	8	2	0	80	9	266
2019	Male gender	22	47	19	6	5	0	69	12	95
2019	Female gender	28	45	14	10	2	1	74	12	209
2018	Male gender	24	41	16	11	7	0	65	19	105
2018	Female gender	18	49	21	9	2	1	67	11	223
2017	Male gender	32	41	8	13	5	1	73	19	97
2017	Female gender	21	39	21	15	4	0	60	19	226
2014	Male gender	29	46	13	10	2	0	76	12	102
2014	Female gender	29	44	14	10	3	0	73	13	233

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	39	18	14	5	2	63	19	107
2020	Female gender	18	41	20	16	4	2	59	20	266
2019	Male gender	13	31	20	27	9	1	44	36	95
2019	Female gender	11	32	17	27	10	2	44	39	210

Question 38. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	32	12	10	5	3	2	72	15	106
2020	Female gender	30	30	17	12	6	4	1	64	18	266
2019	Male gender	23	37	18	9	6	5	2	65	16	96
2019	Female gender	27	32	14	14	7	4	2	62	22	208
2018	Male gender	32	36	16	7	4	4	1	72	11	105
2018	Female gender	28	41	13	11	4	2	1	71	16	221
2017	Male gender	39	38	12	5	1	3	2	81	6	97
2017	Female gender	32	44	9	8	5	2	0	78	13	226
2014	Male gender	39	37	8	8	3	4	1	80	11	102
2014	Female gender	34	34	17	8	3	3	0	70	12	233

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	35	18	3	0	1	78	4	108
2020	Female gender	31	37	19	9	3	1	69	12	264
2019	Male gender	29	43	19	4	5	1	72	9	96
2019	Female gender	25	38	26	8	4	0	62	12	210
2018	Male gender	33	47	13	5	1	1	81	6	106
2018	Female gender	24	44	20	8	3	2	69	11	221

Question 40. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	24	20	8	5	16	0	60	16	107
2020	Female gender	21	25	20	13	8	11	3	53	24	266
2019	Male gender	24	24	16	9	10	13	4	58	23	96
2019	Female gender	10	20	22	15	17	13	5	36	38	209
2018	Male gender	21	20	23	4	9	19	3	53	17	105
2018	Female gender	11	22	19	15	14	14	5	40	36	221
2017	Male gender	18	23	16	13	4	22	4	55	23	97
2017	Female gender	13	19	23	13	15	13	4	38	33	226
2014	Male gender	19	18	18	10	12	20	5	48	28	102
2014	Female gender	14	20	13	17	19	13	4	42	43	233

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	33	19	12	3	2	66	15	108
2020	Female gender	27	40	14	14	3	2	68	18	265
2019	Male gender	25	31	20	16	5	2	57	22	96
2019	Female gender	18	38	18	17	6	3	58	24	209
2018	Male gender	27	32	26	8	7	0	59	15	106
2018	Female gender	13	39	16	19	10	2	53	30	220
2017	Male gender	32	34	15	15	2	2	67	18	97
2017	Female gender	24	33	16	17	8	1	57	26	226
2014	Male gender	27	42	17	5	6	3	72	11	102
2014	Female gender	28	39	12	13	6	2	68	20	233

Question 42. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	29	32	16	10	10	1	2	63	21	108
2020	Female gender	26	33	16	13	9	2	1	60	23	266
2019	Male gender	21	32	13	18	13	2	1	54	32	96
2019	Female gender	18	33	15	16	16	1	1	52	32	208
2018	Male gender	26	22	22	16	15	0	0	48	30	106
2018	Female gender	17	26	16	21	16	2	3	45	38	222
2017	Male gender	26	34	16	13	7	3	1	63	21	97
2017	Female gender	20	26	15	20	16	2	1	47	37	228
2014	Male gender	13	29	20	17	17	4	1	43	36	102
2014	Female gender	14	25	16	24	14	2	4	41	41	233

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	50	23	11	8	2	1	6	78	10	108
2020	Female gender	47	27	12	5	4	1	4	78	9	266
2019	Male gender	50	24	11	5	4	1	4	78	10	96
2019	Female gender	48	26	11	6	4	1	4	77	11	210

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	55	23	8	6	4	0	4	82	10	108
2020	Female gender	61	20	11	4	1	0	4	83	5	266
2019	Male gender	43	31	16	6	3	0	2	75	9	96
2019	Female gender	48	27	14	3	2	1	5	79	5	210

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	9	6	2	1	6	4	91	3	108
2020	Female gender	75	9	4	2	1	5	5	92	3	265
2019	Male gender	77	10	3	2	1	2	4	93	4	96
2019	Female gender	75	7	4	4	2	4	4	90	6	208

Question 43d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	73	9	5	1	1	2	8	92	2	108
2020	Female gender	81	8	3	0	0	0	8	96	1	264
2019	Male gender	82	6	2	0	1	0	9	97	1	95
2019	Female gender	80	5	1	0	1	1	12	98	2	209

Question 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	30	51	10	3	3	1	1	83	7	108
2020	Female gender	30	44	15	6	3	2	0	75	9	266
2019	Male gender	19	54	20	3	2	2	0	75	5	95
2019	Female gender	23	40	20	10	5	3	0	65	15	209
2018	Male gender	27	44	20	4	4	1	0	72	8	106
2018	Female gender	19	40	25	8	4	3	1	61	12	222
2017	Male gender	30	48	13	5	1	4	0	81	6	97
2017	Female gender	27	40	19	8	3	3	0	69	11	227

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	42	9	4	1	0	86	5	106
2020	Female gender	35	41	14	5	3	3	78	7	263
2019	Male gender	35	45	11	7	2	0	81	8	95
2019	Female gender	36	42	10	8	2	2	79	11	208
2018	Male gender	52	36	10	1	1	0	88	3	106
2018	Female gender	43	40	11	3	3	1	83	6	220
2017	Male gender	57	31	7	3	1	1	89	4	97
2017	Female gender	39	44	10	3	2	2	85	5	228
2014	Male gender	46	38	7	2	1	6	90	3	102
2014	Female gender	48	34	13	3	2	1	83	4	233

Question 46. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

A diverse workplace includes everyone, regardless of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, religion, age, language, culture, background, interests, views or other dimensions.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	40	14	5	1	4	79	6	106
2020	Female gender	33	38	15	7	3	4	73	11	264
2019	Male gender	40	37	18	2	1	2	78	3	96
2019	Female gender	39	38	11	6	2	3	80	8	208
2018	Male gender	47	36	12	0	2	3	85	2	106
2018	Female gender	44	37	12	3	2	2	83	5	221
2017	Male gender	41	43	9	3	1	4	87	4	97
2017	Female gender	42	38	12	3	2	3	82	5	228
2014	Male gender	48	27	12	5	0	8	82	5	102
2014	Female gender	47	31	15	3	0	4	81	3	233

Question 47. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.
Anti-racism may be promoted by providing access to anti-racism training, and promoting awareness of resources and self-directed learning on anti-racism.

Anti-racism is an active and consistent process of change to eliminate individual, institutional and systemic racism.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	34	18	3	3	9	0	74	7	108
2020	Female gender	28	32	17	11	5	7	0	65	17	265

Question 48. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about issues related to racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsman, human resources advisor).

Racism refers to any individual action or institutional practice which treats people differently because of their colour or ethnicity.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	28	13	5	1	2	3	80	7	107
2020	Female gender	43	33	10	6	4	2	1	79	11	266

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	62	28	7	3	0	0	91	3	107
2020	Female gender	61	31	5	2	1	0	92	3	265
2019	Male gender	49	37	9	5	1	0	86	5	95
2019	Female gender	51	34	11	4	0	0	85	5	209
2018	Male gender	63	28	4	4	1	0	91	4	106
2018	Female gender	49	38	8	3	2	0	88	5	221
2017	Male gender	54	39	4	3	0	0	93	3	97
2017	Female gender	48	38	8	4	2	0	86	6	227
2014	Male gender	56	33	7	2	1	1	90	3	102
2014	Female gender	56	35	7	2	1	0	90	3	233

Question 50. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	38	8	3	2	0	1	88	5	106
2020	Female gender	48	37	8	4	3	0	0	85	7	265
2019	Male gender	40	31	17	9	3	0	0	71	12	96
2019	Female gender	38	33	16	11	2	0	0	70	13	209
2018	Male gender	39	33	18	7	3	0	0	72	10	106
2018	Female gender	31	34	24	8	3	0	0	65	11	220
2017	Male gender	44	31	18	4	1	0	1	76	5	97
2017	Female gender	32	34	18	10	7	0	0	66	16	228
2014	Male gender	50	32	12	1	3	2	0	84	4	102
2014	Female gender	45	34	12	4	5	0	0	79	8	233

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	42	7	3	2	0	88	5	106
2020	Female gender	47	37	9	4	3	0	85	6	263
2019	Male gender	41	35	12	7	4	1	77	11	95
2019	Female gender	34	34	16	11	4	0	68	16	209
2018	Male gender	39	32	14	12	3	0	71	15	105
2018	Female gender	30	37	20	10	3	0	67	13	220
2017	Male gender	38	40	16	4	1	0	79	5	96
2017	Female gender	30	37	18	10	5	0	67	15	227
2014	Male gender	47	37	8	4	3	1	85	7	101
2014	Female gender	42	38	11	6	3	0	80	9	233

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	35	12	6	5	4	1	77	11	108
2020	Female gender	45	26	14	8	5	2	0	73	13	263
2019	Male gender	31	23	18	20	7	1	0	54	28	96
2019	Female gender	33	21	17	17	10	2	0	55	27	209
2018	Male gender	31	26	25	10	7	1	0	58	17	106
2018	Female gender	31	23	23	13	6	3	0	56	20	221
2017	Male gender	34	33	20	11	0	2	0	68	11	96
2017	Female gender	30	25	22	14	8	1	0	55	22	228
2014	Male gender	39	32	14	5	4	4	1	76	9	102
2014	Female gender	38	30	16	7	6	3	0	70	14	233

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Mobility and Retention

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	45	28	108
2020	Female gender	26	41	33	266
2019	Male gender	37	19	43	96
2019	Female gender	31	32	38	210
2018	Male gender	27	39	34	107
2018	Female gender	35	26	38	223
2017	Male gender	17	35	49	97
2017	Female gender	25	32	43	227
2014	Male gender	32	38	29	102
2014	Female gender	26	39	35	233

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.
Survey year	Demographic	To retire (%)	To pursue another position within my department or agency (%)	To pursue a position in another department or agency (%)	To pursue a position outside the federal public service (%)	End of my term, casual or student employment (%)	Other (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	18	54	0	11	6	29
2020	Female gender	8	39	37	4	6	6	69
2019	Male gender	0	18	65	6	5	6	36
2019	Female gender	8	28	52	6	4	3	65
2018	Male gender	0	14	64	7	4	11	30
2018	Female gender	8	37	39	3	11	3	78
2017	Male gender	0	35	65	0	0	0	17
2017	Female gender	9	35	52	2	2	0	55
2014	Male gender	6	43	42	9	9999	0	33
2014	Female gender	10	29	41	11	9999	10	61

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Harassment

Harassment is normally a series of incidents, but it can be one severe incident that has a lasting impact on the individual. Harassment is any improper conduct by an individual that is directed at and offensive to another individual in the workplace, including at any event or any location related to work, and that the individual knew or ought reasonably to have known would cause offence or harm. It comprises objectionable act(s), comment(s) or display(s) that demean, belittle, or cause personal humiliation or embarrassment, and any act of intimidation or threat. It also includes harassment within the meaning of the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	108
2020	Female gender	7	93	265
2019	Male gender	6	94	96
2019	Female gender	12	88	210
2018	Male gender	9	91	107
2018	Female gender	13	87	222

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	53	47	11
2018	Female gender	49	51	29

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	54	46	11
2018	Female gender	61	39	29

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	11
2018	Female gender	0	100	29

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	11
2018	Female gender	0	100	29

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	36	64	11
2018	Female gender	20	80	29

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	53	47	11
2018	Female gender	48	52	29

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	11
2018	Female gender	0	100	29

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	11
2018	Female gender	23	77	29

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	0	100	11
2018	Female gender	0	100	28

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2018	Male gender	46	54	11
2018	Female gender	42	58	28

Question 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	24	22	13	1	0	32	8	76	2	108
2020	Female gender	15	12	14	4	4	42	10	56	16	266
2019	Male gender	24	13	14	5	3	30	11	64	13	96
2019	Female gender	11	8	18	7	5	36	15	39	25	210
2018	Male gender	18	21	17	4	2	25	12	62	10	106
2018	Female gender	14	12	16	10	3	32	13	47	23	222
2017	Male gender	22	19	7	2	1	37	13	80	6	97
2017	Female gender	12	17	19	5	5	30	12	51	17	228
2014	Male gender	10	19	14	3	3	38	13	59	12	102
2014	Female gender	15	15	19	10	5	31	5	47	24	233

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	36	38	13	2	0	11	0	83	2	108
2020	Female gender	28	33	16	5	3	13	2	72	9	265
2019	Male gender	45	29	11	5	1	7	1	81	7	96
2019	Female gender	29	32	15	6	4	13	0	70	12	210
2018	Male gender	33	39	15	1	2	9	1	80	3	107
2018	Female gender	24	39	17	6	2	10	2	72	10	220
2017	Male gender	39	41	10	0	0	10	0	89	0	96
2017	Female gender	27	32	21	6	3	8	2	66	11	227
2014	Male gender	27	39	15	3	2	13	2	76	6	102
2014	Female gender	28	32	20	5	3	11	1	68	9	233

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Discrimination

Discrimination means treating someone differently or unfairly because of a personal characteristic or distinction,which, whether intentional or not, has an effect that imposes disadvantages not imposed on others or that withholds or limits access that is given to others. There are 13 prohibited grounds of discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered).

Question 62. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	5	95	108
2020	Female gender	4	96	266
2019	Male gender	6	94	96
2019	Female gender	10	90	210

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	21	13	1	1	37	5	74	3	108
2020	Female gender	15	12	15	1	2	45	9	59	7	264
2019	Male gender	25	17	14	1	3	34	6	70	7	96
2019	Female gender	12	5	18	4	3	44	13	40	17	209
2018	Male gender	20	19	15	1	0	34	11	70	2	105
2018	Female gender	16	12	18	5	2	38	10	54	12	223
2017	Male gender	14	14	11	1	0	47	13	70	2	96
2017	Female gender	16	12	14	3	3	42	11	59	11	226
2014	Male gender	8	13	16	2	0	53	9	54	5	102
2014	Female gender	14	13	18	1	1	44	8	56	5	233

Question 68. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents discrimination.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	33	38	11	3	1	14	0	83	5	108
2020	Female gender	31	32	16	5	2	12	2	73	9	265
2019	Male gender	43	29	13	2	2	10	1	81	4	96
2019	Female gender	31	27	18	5	4	13	3	69	10	210
2018	Male gender	35	34	13	0	0	16	2	84	0	106
2018	Female gender	29	30	18	4	2	15	2	71	7	223
2017	Male gender	36	30	11	2	0	19	2	83	3	97
2017	Female gender	27	28	17	3	2	18	3	71	7	228
2014	Male gender	29	33	11	1	0	23	3	84	1	102
2014	Female gender	27	27	16	2	1	24	3	74	4	232

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Stress and Well-Being

Question 70a. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Risk of exposure to COVID-19
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	42	25	14	8	7	0	3	70	16	108
2020	Female gender	49	19	11	9	8	0	5	71	18	265

Question 70b. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Pay or other compensation-related issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	28	11	4	2	2	83	6	106
2020	Female gender	57	26	12	3	2	0	83	5	265
2019	Male gender	41	31	15	10	3	0	71	13	96
2019	Female gender	46	31	13	6	3	1	77	9	209
2018	Male gender	51	31	11	1	3	3	84	4	105
2018	Female gender	48	26	15	7	3	1	75	10	222
2017	Male gender	58	26	9	2	2	3	87	4	97
2017	Female gender	51	25	11	5	5	2	78	11	226

Question 70c. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Heavy workload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	19	24	31	17	9	1	43	26	108
2020	Female gender	15	24	27	18	15	0	39	33	265
2019	Male gender	15	29	27	17	12	0	44	29	95
2019	Female gender	13	29	31	16	11	0	42	27	210
2018	Male gender	13	28	26	22	10	1	41	32	106
2018	Female gender	11	21	34	20	14	0	32	34	221
2017	Male gender	14	36	25	15	9	0	51	24	97
2017	Female gender	15	22	26	18	18	0	37	36	228

Question 70d. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Unreasonable deadlines
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	22	33	22	10	10	3	57	21	108
2020	Female gender	23	26	25	16	10	0	49	26	265
2019	Male gender	20	31	29	12	9	0	50	21	95
2019	Female gender	16	32	24	17	11	0	48	27	210
2018	Male gender	15	33	31	14	6	1	48	21	105
2018	Female gender	12	32	27	19	9	1	45	28	221
2017	Male gender	17	35	32	9	7	0	52	16	97
2017	Female gender	16	26	27	18	13	0	42	31	228

Question 70e. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Not enough employees to do the work
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	18	27	22	21	10	0	2	45	32	107
2020	Female gender	20	25	23	18	13	0	0	45	32	265
2019	Male gender	17	24	26	19	15	0	0	40	34	95
2019	Female gender	20	22	23	20	13	1	1	43	34	208
2018	Male gender	15	29	22	22	11	0	1	44	33	106
2018	Female gender	14	23	23	21	16	1	1	38	38	223
2017	Male gender	16	36	26	12	10	0	0	52	22	97
2017	Female gender	18	20	25	18	19	0	0	38	37	227

Question 70f. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Overtime or long work hours
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	33	17	12	3	3	66	16	107
2020	Female gender	34	25	16	14	9	1	60	24	264
2019	Male gender	36	32	14	7	7	4	71	15	95
2019	Female gender	31	33	17	8	8	1	66	16	210
2018	Male gender	38	29	16	7	5	5	70	13	106
2018	Female gender	31	26	22	11	7	3	58	19	221
2017	Male gender	39	30	20	5	4	2	70	9	97
2017	Female gender	33	25	16	13	10	3	59	24	228

Question 70g. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and personal life
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	36	15	12	8	2	0	65	20	108
2020	Female gender	23	28	24	13	12	0	0	51	24	264
2019	Male gender	30	31	25	7	7	0	0	61	14	94
2019	Female gender	24	34	23	10	9	0	0	58	19	210
2018	Male gender	31	32	20	10	5	0	1	64	15	106
2018	Female gender	24	26	24	14	12	0	1	50	26	221
2017	Male gender	41	29	23	3	4	0	0	70	7	97
2017	Female gender	28	22	22	16	12	0	0	50	28	226

Question 70h. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Balancing work and caregiving responsibilities (e.g., children, elderly, family member(s)) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	47	20	15	10	5	0	3	69	16	107
2020	Female gender	31	20	19	12	11	0	7	55	24	265

Question 70i. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of control or input in decision-making
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	38	27	20	8	3	1	3	68	11	107
2020	Female gender	34	31	24	6	4	1	0	66	10	266
2019	Male gender	25	34	28	9	4	0	1	59	13	96
2019	Female gender	25	35	24	10	5	1	1	61	15	210
2018	Male gender	24	36	25	11	2	0	1	61	13	106
2018	Female gender	19	33	32	8	6	1	1	54	14	225
2017	Male gender	33	36	22	8	1	0	0	69	9	97
2017	Female gender	24	36	22	12	7	0	0	59	19	226

Question 70j. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Competing or constantly changing priorities
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	27	23	30	11	7	1	2	51	18	105
2020	Female gender	22	30	25	17	6	0	0	53	22	264
2019	Male gender	17	32	24	20	6	0	1	49	26	96
2019	Female gender	17	26	31	19	6	0	1	43	25	209
2018	Male gender	14	34	24	19	7	1	1	49	27	106
2018	Female gender	14	31	27	18	9	0	1	45	28	225
2017	Male gender	14	39	22	17	7	0	0	54	24	97
2017	Female gender	12	24	23	25	16	0	0	37	41	226

Question 70k. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of clear expectations
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	35	33	20	7	4	2	69	11	107
2020	Female gender	33	32	17	11	6	0	65	17	264
2019	Male gender	18	41	16	18	6	1	60	24	96
2019	Female gender	19	31	29	14	8	0	50	21	210
2018	Male gender	17	39	27	13	4	0	55	17	105
2018	Female gender	20	33	22	18	6	1	53	24	222
2017	Male gender	24	34	26	12	2	1	59	14	97
2017	Female gender	19	27	24	19	10	0	46	30	226

Question 70l. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of recognition
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	56	25	8	4	5	3	83	9	106
2020	Female gender	51	29	10	7	3	0	80	10	265
2019	Male gender	45	24	16	9	6	1	69	15	96
2019	Female gender	36	32	16	9	6	0	68	15	209

Question 70m. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Feeling disconnected from colleagues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	39	31	19	6	5	0	0	70	11	105
2020	Female gender	27	38	22	10	4	0	0	65	14	266

Question 70n. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Information overload
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	40	28	22	4	3	3	70	8	107
2020	Female gender	33	34	19	11	3	0	67	14	265
2019	Male gender	34	38	16	8	4	1	72	12	96
2019	Female gender	37	30	18	8	6	1	68	14	209
2018	Male gender	28	35	22	10	2	1	64	13	106
2018	Female gender	33	37	18	9	3	0	70	12	224
2017	Male gender	32	40	17	8	2	1	73	10	96
2017	Female gender	36	27	16	11	9	0	63	20	226

Question 70o. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Physical work environment
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	58	25	8	8	1	0	84	8	107
2020	Female gender	55	25	14	3	1	2	81	5	264
2019	Male gender	67	22	3	3	1	3	93	4	96
2019	Female gender	69	17	9	3	1	1	87	4	209
2018	Male gender	68	16	7	5	3	2	85	8	106
2018	Female gender	63	26	6	4	0	1	90	4	222
2017	Male gender	77	11	10	0	0	2	90	0	97
2017	Female gender	61	20	11	3	2	3	83	6	227

Question 70p. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Difficulty accessing my work tools or network (e.g., work email, work device, ergonomic equipment)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	41	40	11	4	2	0	2	82	6	108
2020	Female gender	46	36	14	3	1	0	0	83	4	264

Question 70q. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Accessibility or accommodation issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	76	13	2	2	1	2	3	94	4	108
2020	Female gender	80	12	3	1	0	0	3	95	1	264
2019	Male gender	76	11	3	1	1	1	8	95	2	95
2019	Female gender	78	7	3	2	1	1	9	94	2	210
2018	Male gender	80	9	5	0	0	0	6	95	0	106
2018	Female gender	79	12	3	1	0	0	5	96	1	225

Question 70r. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Harassment or discrimination
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	81	9	2	1	2	1	4	95	3	108
2020	Female gender	85	9	3	0	1	0	2	96	1	263
2019	Male gender	79	4	4	7	3	1	3	86	10	96
2019	Female gender	75	8	7	3	3	1	2	86	6	210
2018	Male gender	81	6	4	2	2	0	5	91	4	106
2018	Female gender	72	12	5	4	4	1	3	87	8	225
2017	Male gender	87	7	3	0	0	0	3	97	0	97
2017	Female gender	71	13	4	4	3	1	3	88	8	228

Question 70s. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with my co-worker(s)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	68	24	3	2	1	1	2	94	3	108
2020	Female gender	73	19	4	1	1	0	2	94	2	262
2019	Male gender	52	34	7	3	3	0	1	87	7	95
2019	Female gender	58	23	14	3	2	0	0	81	5	210
2018	Male gender	57	25	12	1	2	0	3	85	3	106
2018	Female gender	53	30	9	4	4	0	1	84	7	225
2017	Male gender	76	16	7	0	1	0	0	92	1	97
2017	Female gender	50	30	13	3	2	0	3	82	4	227

Question 70t. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) with authority over me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	71	16	6	3	2	0	1	89	5	107
2020	Female gender	70	17	6	2	3	0	2	89	6	261
2019	Male gender	58	16	15	4	5	1	1	76	9	94
2019	Female gender	58	18	12	8	3	0	0	76	12	210
2018	Male gender	55	25	10	4	3	0	4	83	7	105
2018	Female gender	54	21	11	9	5	0	1	75	14	225
2017	Male gender	76	17	5	0	2	0	0	93	2	97
2017	Female gender	55	21	11	5	5	0	2	78	11	227

Question 70u. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with individual(s) working for me
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	67	14	4	1	0	0	14	95	1	106
2020	Female gender	67	12	1	1	1	0	18	96	2	265
2019	Male gender	57	14	5	2	2	0	20	88	5	93
2019	Female gender	58	9	5	1	1	0	25	90	3	209
2018	Male gender	45	14	6	3	0	0	33	88	4	106
2018	Female gender	41	17	4	2	1	1	34	89	5	225
2017	Male gender	72	10	2	0	0	0	15	97	0	97
2017	Female gender	52	14	7	1	1	0	24	88	3	228

Question 70v. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Issue(s) with other individual(s) (e.g., members of the public, individuals from other departments or agencies)
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	76	13	4	2	2	1	2	92	4	107
2020	Female gender	78	12	4	2	0	0	4	94	2	266
2019	Male gender	70	16	4	0	2	0	7	93	2	94
2019	Female gender	76	14	4	3	0	0	3	93	3	210
2018	Male gender	62	21	7	2	0	0	7	90	3	106
2018	Female gender	67	20	5	4	0	0	4	91	4	223
2017	Male gender	80	12	4	1	1	0	2	94	2	96
2017	Female gender	71	13	9	1	0	0	7	90	1	227

Question 70w. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Lack of job security
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	24	10	2	4	0	3	83	7	107
2020	Female gender	68	17	9	4	2	0	0	86	5	265
2019	Male gender	74	10	8	2	4	0	2	86	6	96
2019	Female gender	65	19	7	5	2	1	1	86	8	210
2018	Male gender	64	16	9	4	3	1	4	84	7	106
2018	Female gender	59	22	8	6	4	0	2	82	10	225
2017	Male gender	71	14	8	2	5	0	1	85	7	97
2017	Female gender	57	21	10	6	4	0	2	80	10	228

Question 70x. Overall, to what extent do the following factors cause you stress at work? Personal issues
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	23	16	9	1	0	75	10	107
2020	Female gender	49	27	12	8	3	0	77	11	266
2019	Male gender	56	24	12	2	4	1	81	7	95
2019	Female gender	61	21	11	4	2	1	83	6	208
2018	Male gender	55	21	18	6	1	0	75	7	106
2018	Female gender	48	34	10	4	1	2	84	6	223
2017	Male gender	61	23	10	5	0	1	85	5	97
2017	Female gender	54	25	13	2	3	2	81	6	228

Question 71. To what extent is stress from the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting your ability to carry out day-to-day work responsibilities?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	32	41	22	3	3	0	0	73	5	107
2020	Female gender	33	43	19	4	1	0	0	76	6	265

Question 72. Overall, my level of work-related stress is...
Survey year	Demographic	Very low (%)	Low (%)	Moderate (%)	High (%)	Very High (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	15	35	40	7	2	0	51	9	107
2020	Female gender	10	34	36	17	3	0	44	20	266
2019	Male gender	16	39	32	10	2	0	56	12	95
2019	Female gender	14	34	34	15	3	0	48	18	210
2018	Male gender	14	34	40	10	3	0	47	13	107
2018	Female gender	8	34	41	13	4	0	42	17	224
2017	Male gender	12	34	35	15	3	1	46	18	97
2017	Female gender	9	28	37	20	7	0	36	27	228

Question 73. After my workday, I feel emotionally drained.
Survey year	Demographic	Always/Almost always (%)	Often (%)	Sometimes (%)	Rarely (%)	Never/Almost never (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	4	14	39	25	17	0	0	42	18	108
2020	Female gender	12	24	34	22	8	0	0	30	36	265
2019	Male gender	7	24	30	28	11	0	0	39	31	96
2019	Female gender	9	23	41	18	9	0	0	28	32	207
2018	Male gender	8	18	42	17	14	0	1	31	26	107
2018	Female gender	10	21	46	16	6	1	0	23	31	223
2017	Male gender	5	20	32	25	15	3	0	41	26	96
2017	Female gender	10	25	33	24	7	0	0	31	36	227

Question 74. My department or agency does a good job of raising awareness of mental health in the workplace.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	46	41	5	7	0	1	88	7	108
2020	Female gender	40	44	9	6	1	0	84	7	263
2019	Male gender	45	40	10	3	1	1	85	4	96
2019	Female gender	41	43	8	7	1	1	84	8	210
2018	Male gender	48	33	12	2	2	2	83	4	105
2018	Female gender	44	44	7	4	0	1	89	4	224
2017	Male gender	56	36	6	1	0	1	93	1	96
2017	Female gender	45	38	11	2	3	0	84	5	227

Question 75. I believe senior managers in my department or agency take adequate steps to support the mental health of employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	37	40	9	7	4	3	0	79	11	108
2020	Female gender	36	35	13	11	4	1	0	71	15	266

Question 76. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my mental health.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	34	12	5	5	1	0	78	10	108
2020	Female gender	44	30	9	11	7	0	0	74	17	266

Question 77. My immediate supervisor supports my mental health and well-being.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	33	7	2	1	3	0	89	4	108
2020	Female gender	60	22	9	5	3	2	0	83	8	264

Question 78. I would describe my workplace as being psychologically healthy.

A psychologically healthy workplace is one that promotes employees’ psychological well-being and actively works to prevent harm to employee psychological health due to negligent, reckless or intentional acts.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	34	45	7	9	3	2	81	12	108
2020	Female gender	33	36	18	8	4	1	70	12	264
2019	Male gender	34	34	12	13	6	1	69	19	96
2019	Female gender	28	35	15	15	6	1	63	21	208
2018	Male gender	30	40	10	12	5	2	71	18	107
2018	Female gender	17	45	19	10	7	1	64	18	225
2017	Male gender	27	43	12	14	2	2	71	16	97
2017	Female gender	18	36	14	17	15	1	54	32	228

Question 79a. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Clear and easy to understand.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	48	41	4	6	1	0	0	89	7	108
2020	Female gender	43	41	7	6	2	2	0	85	8	266

Question 79b. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Provided in a timely manner.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	44	37	11	3	5	0	0	81	8	108
2020	Female gender	38	39	11	7	3	2	0	79	10	266

Question 79c. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Relevant to the work that I do.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	43	34	16	3	2	1	1	79	6	108
2020	Female gender	37	37	16	5	2	1	2	77	6	265

Question 79d. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Consistent with the information provided to me by my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	54	33	7	0	1	0	5	91	1	108
2020	Female gender	50	35	7	3	1	2	1	88	4	265

Question 79e. I feel that the information I receive from my department or agency related to the COVID-19 pandemic is... Available in both official languages.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	63	22	7	3	0	4	1	89	3	107
2020	Female gender	66	21	6	3	1	2	1	90	4	265

Question 80. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, my department or agency has clearly communicated the mental health services and resources that are available to me.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	49	35	11	3	0	1	1	85	3	108
2020	Female gender	48	33	10	5	2	1	0	82	7	263

Question 81. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns with my immediate supervisor about my physical health and safety.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	59	28	5	3	4	0	0	88	7	108
2020	Female gender	52	33	6	4	4	1	1	86	8	266

Question 82. I am satisfied with the measures my department or agency is taking to protect my physical health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	66	27	5	2	0	0	1	94	2	108
2020	Female gender	69	21	6	0	1	1	1	92	2	266

Question 84. I am equipped to support employees in my work unit who are experiencing mental health issues. (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	9	57	12	14	0	7	0	71	15	33
2020	Female gender	23	48	16	9	2	3	0	73	11	71
2019	Male gender	18	46	13	15	2	6	0	68	18	35
2019	Female gender	26	40	20	7	2	2	1	69	10	48

Question 85. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you managed any employees who have been working remotely? (for supervisors)
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	100	0	33
2020	Female gender	99	1	71

Question 86. My department or agency has provided me with adequate training and/or resources to manage a remote team during the COVID-19 pandemic. (for supervisors who manage employees who have been working remotely)
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	32	28	9	9	6	0	51	19	33
2020	Female gender	8	37	22	19	14	0	0	45	33	70

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Duty to Accommodate

The duty to accommodate refers to the employer’s obligation to eliminate disadvantages to employees, prospective employees or clients that result from a rule, practice or physical barrier that has or that may have an adverse impact on individuals or groups protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act or identified as a designated group under the Employment Equity Act. It applies to all grounds of discrimination covered by the Canadian Human Rights Act (i.e., race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy and childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, genetic characteristics (including a requirement to undergo a genetic test, or disclose the results of a genetic test), disability or conviction for an offence for which a pardon has been granted or in respect of which a record suspension has been ordered). Employers must provide accommodation up to the point of undue hardship, taking into account essential job requirements.

Please note that the questions about duty to accommodate do not apply to employees who asked for office equipment to work remotely, unless their requests pertain to specific accommodation measures that help to reduce barriers to work, as per the Canadian Human Rights Act.

Question 87. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, did you have workplace accommodation measures in place before the COVID-19 pandemic which are no longer being met?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	7	93	107
2020	Female gender	7	93	264

Question 88. Having carefully read the definition of duty to accommodate, have you requested workplace accommodation measures in the last two years?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	83	108
2020	Female gender	9	91	264
2019	Male gender	11	89	96
2019	Female gender	18	82	208
2017	Male gender	14	86	97
2017	Female gender	15	85	228
2014	Male gender	13	87	102
2014	Female gender	13	87	233

Question 89. Were the requests for workplace accommodation measures related to a disability?
A disability means any impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment — or a functional limitation — whether permanent, temporary or episodic in nature, or evident or not, that, in interaction with a barrier, hinders a person’s full and equal participation in society.

A barrier means anything — including anything physical, architectural, technological or attitudinal, anything that is based on information or communications or anything that is the result of a policy or a practice — that hinders the full and equal participation in society of persons with an impairment, including a physical, mental, intellectual, cognitive, learning, communication or sensory impairment or a functional limitation.
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	16	84	19
2020	Female gender	49	51	24

Question 90. Were any workplace accommodation measures implemented?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	81	19	19
2020	Female gender	83	17	24
2019	Male gender	82	18	11
2019	Female gender	88	12	36
2017	Male gender	79	21	12
2017	Female gender	86	14	33
2014	Male gender	55	45	13
2014	Female gender	91	9	32

Question 91. I am satisfied with the workplace accommodation measures that were implemented.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	52	34	14	0	86	0	15
2020	Female gender	53	36	11	0	89	0	20
2017	Female gender	55	29	7	9	84	9	28
2014	Female gender	72	21	7	0	93	0	29

Question 92. I would feel comfortable requesting workplace accommodation measures from my immediate supervisor.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	31	4	2	2	1	3	91	4	108
2020	Female gender	53	28	9	3	3	2	2	85	6	264

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Compensation

Question 93. In the last 12 months, has your pay or other compensation been affected by issues with the Phoenix pay system?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Not sure (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	10	73	17	0	88	12	108
2020	Female gender	15	66	17	2	82	18	266

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 94. Have all your pay or other compensation issues been resolved?
Survey year	Demographic	Yes (%)	No (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	83	17	11
2020	Female gender	66	34	40

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 95. I am satisfied with the support (e.g., regular information, follow-up, making enquiries on my behalf, offering emergency or priority pay) I received from my department or agency to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	17	68	7	7	0	0	0	85	7	11
2020	Female gender	47	20	16	10	5	0	3	68	16	40

Of those who indicated that their pay or other compensation had been affected:

Question 96. I am satisfied with the support I received from the Pay Centre to help resolve my pay or other compensation issues.
Survey year	Demographic	Strongly agree (%)	Somewhat agree (%)	Neither agree nor disagree (%)	Somewhat disagree (%)	Strongly disagree (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	0	30	7	15	10	0	38	48	40	11
2020	Female gender	25	10	20	10	10	0	25	46	27	40

Question 97. To what extent have issues with the Phoenix pay system affected your decision to seek or accept another position (e.g., deployment, promotion, secondment, assignment, acting assignment) within your organization or the federal public service?
Survey year	Demographic	Not at all (%)	To a small extent (%)	To a moderate extent (%)	To a large extent (%)	To a very large extent (%)	Don't know (%)	Not applicable (%)	Most positive or least negative answers (%)	Least positive or most negative answers (%)	Total responses
2020	Male gender	57	20	5	6	0	0	11	87	7	108
2020	Female gender	55	16	7	4	2	2	14	85	8	266
2019	Male gender	47	17	13	11	6	1	5	68	18	95
2019	Female gender	48	18	10	8	5	1	9	74	15	208
2018	Male gender	58	16	10	7	3	2	5	78	11	106
2018	Female gender	57	15	8	1	5	1	13	84	7	223

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2020 Public Service Employee Survey Results for Canadian Institutes of Health Research by Question 115. What is your gender?

Question 1. I have the tools, technology and equipment I need to do my job.

Question 2. The material and tools provided for my work, including software and other automated tools, are available in the official language of my choice.

Question 3. My physical environment (e.g., office, workspace) is suitable for my job requirements.

Question 4. I get the training I need to do my job.

Question 5. I have the information, training and equipment I need to ensure my health and safety at work.

Question 6. I have support at work to balance my work and personal life.

Question 7. I get a sense of satisfaction from my work.

Question 8. I receive meaningful recognition for work well done.

Question 9. I have clear work objectives.

Question 10. I know how my work contributes to the achievement of my department's or agency's goals.

Question 11. Overall, I feel valued at work.

Question 12. I am proud of the work that I do.

Question 13. I have opportunities to provide input into decisions that affect my work.

Question 14. I am encouraged to be innovative or to take initiative in my work.

Question 15. I have support at work to provide a high level of service.

Question 16. Overall, I like my job.

Question 17. I can complete my assigned workload during my regular working hours.

Question 18a. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... constantly changing priorities.

Question 18b. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... lack of stability in my department or agency.

Question 18c. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... too many approval stages.

Question 18d. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreasonable deadlines.

Question 18e. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... having to do the same or more work, but with fewer resources.

Question 18f. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... high staff turnover.

Question 18g. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... overly complicated or unnecessary business processes.

Question 18h. I feel that the quality of my work suffers because of... unreliable technology.

Question 19. I am satisfied with how interpersonal issues are resolved in my work unit.

Question 20. In my work unit, every individual is accepted as an equal member of the team.

Question 21. In my work unit, individuals behave in a respectful manner.

Question 22. The people I work with value my ideas and opinions.

Question 23. In my work unit, I would feel free to speak about racism in the workplace without fear of reprisal.

Question 24. My immediate supervisor encourages me to work collaboratively with others outside of my work unit.

Question 25. I receive useful feedback from my immediate supervisor on my job performance.

Question 26. I feel that my immediate supervisor supports my career goals.

Question 27. My immediate supervisor keeps me informed about the issues affecting my work.

Question 28. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, have you requested flexible work hours, either formally or informally?

Question 29. During the COVID-19 pandemic, my immediate supervisor supported the use of flexible work hours.

Question 30. I am satisfied with the quality of supervision I receive.

Question 31. Senior managers in my department or agency lead by example in ethical behaviour.

Question 32. I have confidence in the senior management of my department or agency.

Question 33. Senior management in my department or agency makes effective and timely decisions.

Question 34. Essential information flows effectively from senior management to staff.

Question 35. Senior managers in my department or agency use both official languages in their interactions with employees.

Question 36. My department or agency does a good job of communicating its vision, mission and goals.

Question 37. I feel that change is managed well in my department or agency.

Question 38. If I am faced with an ethical dilemma or a conflict between values in the workplace, I know where I can go for help in resolving the situation.

Question 39. My department or agency does a good job of promoting values and ethics in the workplace.

Question 40. I feel I can initiate a formal recourse process (e.g., grievance, complaint, appeal) without fear of reprisal.

Question 41. My department or agency does a good job of supporting employee career development.

Question 42. I believe I have opportunities for promotion within my department or agency, given my education, skills and experience.

Question 43a. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Conflict between my work obligations and my family or personal obligations

Question 43b. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Lack of access to learning opportunities

Question 43c. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Discrimination

Question 43d. To what extent have the following adversely affected your career progress in the federal public service over the last 12 months? Accessibility or accommodation issues

Question 44. I feel I would be supported by my department or agency if I proposed a new idea.

Question 45. I think that my department or agency respects individual differences (e.g., culture, work styles, ideas, abilities).

Question 46. My department or agency implements activities and practices that support a diverse workplace.

Question 47. My department or agency implements initiatives that promote anti-racism in the workplace.

Question 48. I would feel comfortable sharing concerns about issues related to racism in the workplace with a person of authority (e.g., immediate supervisor, senior manager, ombudsman, human resources advisor).

Question 49. Overall, my department or agency treats me with respect.

Question 50. I would recommend my department or agency as a great place to work.

Question 51. I am satisfied with my department or agency.

Question 52. I would prefer to remain with my department or agency, even if a comparable job was available elsewhere in the federal public service.

Question 53. Do you intend to leave your current position in the next two years?

Question 54. Please indicate your reason for leaving.

Question 55. Having carefully read the definition of harassment, have you been the victim of harassment on the job in the past 12 months?

Question 56a. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Co-workers

Question 56b. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals with authority over me

Question 56d. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals for whom I have a custodial responsibility (e.g., inmates, offenders, patients, detainees)

Question 56e. From whom did you experience harassment on the job? Individuals from other departments or agencies

Question 57d. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Humiliation

Question 57f. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Offensive remark

Question 57h. Please indicate the nature of the harassment you experienced. Physical violence

Question 58c. What action(s) did you take to address the harassment you experienced? I contacted a human resources advisor in my department or agency.

Question 59m. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? Someone threatened me.

Question 59n. Why did you not file a grievance or formal complaint about the harassment you experienced? I did not believe it would make a difference.

Question 60. I am satisfied with how matters related to harassment are resolved in my department or agency.

Question 61. My department or agency works hard to create a workplace that prevents harassment.

Question 62. Having carefully read the definition of discrimination, have you been the victim of discrimination on the job in the past 12 months?

Question 67. I am satisfied with how matters related to discrimination are resolved in my department or agency.